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Date:      Fri, 26 Jun 1998 23:00:59 -0500 (EST)
From:      P Lynch <lynch@rush.net>
To:        "Sconiers, John" <john.sconiers@Orbisnews.com>
Cc:        "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: won't accept telnet connections
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980626225916.24138A-100000@cygnus.rush.net>
In-Reply-To: <c=US%a=_%p=Orbis%l=ORBISEXCHANGE-980626145612Z-190@orbisexchange.orbisnews.com>

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ummmm, check a couple things
the chance is that you are looking for /etc/hosts.allow and
/etc/hosts.deny on the boxes that are refusing connections

I won;t even go on, because this is probably it

___________________________________________________________________________

Pat Lynch						lynch@rush.net
Systems Administrator					Rush Networking
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On Fri, 26 Jun 1998, Sconiers, John wrote:

> I inherited a Freebsd box and need a little help.  The Sys-admin 
> before me setup a trusted environment that only allows telnet to 
> certain freebsd  and sun boxes through a Linux box.  In order for me 
> to telnet to the freebsd box (or any other box) I must login to the 
> linux box first.  I am assuming that the freebsd box checks what IP # 
> you come in from and if your not coming in from the linux box it 
> refuses the connection.  Can someone please explain how I may resolve 
> this.
> 
> JOHN
> 
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